1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to taxes; state aids to local government; providing penalty forgiveness for 
1.3 	the city of Austin.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. STATE FIRE AID PENALTY FORGIVENESS; AUSTIN.
 1.6 	Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, the city of Austin shall receive both its 
1.7 	2016 state fire aid payment under Minnesota Statutes, section 69.021, subdivision 7, and 
1.8 	its 2016 supplemental state aid payment under Minnesota Statutes, section 423A.022, 
1.9 	provided that the sum of the fire state aid and the supplemental state aid that the city 
1.10 	transmitted to the Austin Parttime Firefighters Relief Association in calendar year 2015 to 
1.11 	fund the volunteers firefighters' service pensions met or exceeded the amount required under 
1.12 	the bylaws of that association. The commissioner shall make a payment of $103,891.48 for 
1.13 	the state fire aid and $25,201.92 for the supplemental aid to the city no later than June 30, 
1.14 	2018. $129,093.40 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.15 	commissioner to make the payments under this section.

1.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.